The Cārvāka Podcast
The Cārvāka Podcast is a series of long-form conversations hosted by Kushal Mehra. The podcast covers a wide range of subjects where Kushal speaks with a wide range of guests to talk about sports, philosophy, public policy, current affairs, history, economics, etc.
Episodes
Ben Stokes Controversy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aadit and Nikhil about the Ben Stokes night club brawl controversy. Should he retire from cricket over this incident? They also talk about all the other cricket series from Bangladesh vs Australia, India A tri series, and the India vs Afghanistan test match.
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Pashupati Seal of IVC: Proto Shiva or Proto Elamite?
In this podcast, Kushal Mehra speaks with archaeologist Disha Ahluwalia about the Pashupati Seal. Was it proto-Shiva? Or was it proto Elamite as is claimed by "historian" Audrey Truschke.
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What really ails Punjab?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Punjabi journalist Ravinder Singh Robin about the state of affairs in Punjab. This podcast is a 101 on Punjab.
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The Cockroaches Protest At Jantar Mantar
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar discuss the "earth shaking" protest organised by the founders of the Cockroach Janta Party where a grand total of 300 people turned up. Will Indian Gen Z recover from this loss?
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How Does One Analyse Policy?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shruti Rajagopalan about the steps one needs to take when they have to analyse a policy. In India policy analysis happens in silos. How does one mainstream policy analysis in the mainstream culture and how do we simplify it so that the average citizen can also be a policy analyst?
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Road Ahead for The Indian Economy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Mohandas Pai about the current economic crisis we are heading towards or as some would say we are already in. How do we cushion the blows? What internal reforms do we need to take short term to deal with this crisis?
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Were The Mughals Indian?
In this podcast, Kushal and Aabhas Maldahiyar discuss how does one look at Mughals from a historical perspective. Were the Mughals Indian? Or can we even guage historical figures via a modern lens?
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Twisha Sharma Case
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Shivangi Deshwal about the Twisha Sharma case. The pocast explains the entire facts of the case as per the media reports and the possible societal reasons for these suicides and the legal solutions for them.
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The Reality of Cockroach Janta Party
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the Cockroach Janta Party and its sudden rise on social media. The mainstream is smitten by their rise and the opposition parties are also lapping them up as the government of India has banned their X account. How much can they impact the actual electoral and social discourse?
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How Do Deal With The Economic Crisis?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Harsh Madhusudhan Gupta about the current economic crisis we are heading towards or as some would say we are already in. How do we cushion the blows?
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#iranwar #westasia #straitofhormuz
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Bhojshala Dhar is a Temple says MP High Court
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Nikhil Mehra about the recent verdict by the Madhya Pradesh high court on the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district.
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#bhojshala #islamism #hindutva #history
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Prime Ministers Appeals On Fuel, Gold, Foreign Travel And Fertiliser
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar Gupta discuss the Prime Minister of India's request urging Indians to reduce their gold purchases and avoid wasteful spending in the near future. Is this the right way to tackle the upcoming economic crisis?
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Does Indian Secularism Only Hinge On Hindus?
In this monologue, Kushal responds to a recent article written by veteran journalist Shekhar Gupta titled "Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah. These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus."
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How Should The BJP Govern Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kanchan Gupta about the road ahead for the BJP in the state of Bengal. Now that they have won the mandate how do they govern Bengal? What should be the priorities for the BJP in Bengal?
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Did BJP Steal The Bengal Election?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta as they look at the numbers of the Bengal elections. Did the BJP steal the elections and only because of the alleged SIR manipulation? What do the numbers say?
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#bengalelection #momatabanerjee #narendramodi #a
How Does One Do Political Analysis?
In this monologue, Kushal shares his views on the problem with political analysis. Everytime there are elections in India an army of "experts" come on TV and share their opinions on what is happening and what will happen. But how of much that is hope couched as analysis and how much of it is real analysis?
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#bengalelection #momat
BJP Wins Bengal And Assam Elections
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia look at the results of the 4 state assembly and 1 union territory elections where BJP sweeps Assam and Bengal and Congress wins Kerala and Vijay makes a stunning debut in Tamil Nadu while NDA retains Puducherry.
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Who is Winning Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal, Aadit Kapadia, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Now that the voting in Bengal is done what does the situation look like considering the extremely high voting percentage in both the stages.
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#bengalelection #mo
State of History Scholarship In India
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vikram Sampath about the state of history writing in India from the perspective of a serious scholar and historian.
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#history #islamism #hindutva
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Punjab's New Blasphemy Law
In this monologue, Kushal talks about The Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Act, 2025. These draconian provisions put Punjab at par with medieval Europe and Pakistan.
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#hatespeechbill #freespeech #freedom #sacrilege #beadbikand
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Can the BJP Win Bengal?
In this podcast, Kushal, Padmaja Joshi, and Tushar Gupta study the numbers of Bengal. Can the BJP ever win the Bengal assembly elections considering the demography of that state and the voting patterns of the average Bengali?
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#bengalelecti
The Potential problems with Delimitation
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the women's reservation bill and the tricky issue of delimitation.
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Lessons From TCS Nashik, Lenskart and Amravati
In this monologue, Kushal shares some observations based on the reactions to the controversy in Nashik and Amravati, where predatory Islamists were preying on women, and the Lenskart drama, where woke HR policies were discriminating against Hindus. How does one separate the wheat from the chaff based on logical thinking and first principles?
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TCS Nashik Grooming Scandal
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Subhi Vishwakarma and Nikhil Mehra about the TCS BPO in Nashik where "several female employees at Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik office have accused their colleagues of sexual harassment and religious coercion. The incident took place between February 2022 and March 2026."
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How Does One Get Vaibhav Suryavanshi Out? #ipl2026
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Bharath Ramaraj about Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his technique. This podcast is recorded as the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals is being played.
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#ipl2026 #srhvsrr #vaibhavsuryavansh
Pakistan's Role In The Iran USA Mediation
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sushant Sareen about the role played by Pakistan in this mediation that has taken place in Islamabad between Iran and the United States of America. How has Pakistan performed?
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Is Field Reporting Dying In Journalism?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Barkha Dutt about her 11 day trip to the Middle East. They talk about her experiences there and also take the discussion to the larger issue of the state of field reportage in India.
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#iranisraelwar #i
Lessons From The Iran War For India #iranwar
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about what lessons can India learn from the conflict between Israel, America against Iran. What is the future of military offensive and defensive tactisafter this war?
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The Iran War's Impact on Indian Realty
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vishal Bhargava on the impact of the West Asian war on the Indian real estate market. How s the Indian market going to weather the storm?
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#mumbairealestate #homebuyers #homeb
Bengal And Assam Elections
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia talk about the upcoming assembly elections in the states of Bengal and Assam.
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#bengalelection #assamelection #assemblyelections2026
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The West Asian War Continues To Wreck The Global Economy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Velina Tchakarova about the ongoing global economic crisis that has been triggered by the West Asian war between Iran, Israel and America. Velina had written a detailed essay about the possibility of global economic collapse if the war continues till May.
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West Asian War's Impact on The Automotive Industry
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kusha Mitra about the potential impact of the West Asian war on the Indian automotive industry. What are the potential medium and short term steps that the government of India can undertake to avert this crisis that has engulfed the automotive industry?
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Dhurandhar - The Research
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aditya Raj Kaul who was one of the research consultants for Dhurandhar 1 and 2. This podcast touches upon the Aditya's entire journey as far as researching for the project was concerned and they also discuss some of the criticism in and around the movie.
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Tamil Nadu Keralam And Puducherry Assembly Elections
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia talk about the upcoming assembly elections in the states of Tamil Nadu and Keralam along with the union territory of Puducherry.
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NIA Arrests Six Ukrainians And An American Citizen
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Rami Niranjan Desai about the arrest of six Ukrainians and an American Citizen by the NIA for allegedly plotting terror activities in India.
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#nationalinvestigationagency #terrorism #northeast
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Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge Review
In this podcast, Kushal and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra review the movie Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge. This podcast was recorded literally an hour after they watched the movie.
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Are We In The Middle Of A Global Economic Collapse?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Balaji Srinivasan about the ongoing global economic crisis that has been triggered by the Iran war against Israel and America. Balaji made a few observations on "X." This podcast will be around those 7 points.
(https://x.com/balajis/status/2034400690345484612?s=20)
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The Story Of The LPG Crisis
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the LPG crisis that is being discussed. What is the real situation? What are the possible solutions?
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Who Will Prevail In Israel And USA Vs Iran War? #iranwar
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Chavda about the ongoing war between the Israelis/Americans and Iran and their retaliation. Who will prevail as the war keeps getting prolonged?
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Is Real Estate Going To Crash?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Vishal Bhargava about the future of real estate in Mumbai. Considering the global geopolitical reality how will the sector perform? They also talk about tangible intellectual tools that one should have in their arsenal when they intend to buy a house.
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Israel And USA Still Fighting Iran
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the ongoing war between the Israelis/Americans and Iran and their retaliation. Is Iran punching way above its weight?
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Nancy Grewal Murdered In Windsor Canada
In this podcast Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja and Sanjay Lazar about the murder of Nancy Grewal who was a vocal critic of the Khalistanis. Nancy was under constant death threats and was brutally stabbed 18 times.
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#nancygrewal #khalistan #markcarney #narendramodi #canadianpoli #donaldtrump #racism #remigration #massimmigration
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Israel And USA Strike Iran
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the recent strikes by the Israelis and Americans on Iran and their retaliation. How long can Iran sustain this joint assault?
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Mark Carney Visits India
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja about the Canadian PM Mark Carney's visit to India. As Mark Carney lands in Mumbai there is a systemic campaign being run back home in Canada by the Khalistanis and their plants in media. Can India trust Canada as a reliable trading partner? Can the Canadians resolve their pending issues with India?
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Are Savarkar And Ambedkar Irreconcilable?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aravindan Neelakandan about two towering figures of Indian discourse. There is a healthy back and forth going inside the Indian discourse where there are differing views on whether Ambedkar and Savarkar can be complimentary to each other, or Ambedkar and his world view was fundamentally antithetical to Hindutva.
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Galgotias Vs Naked Congressis
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushat talk about the recently concluded AI summit. They assess the overall event by looking at certain incidents that hogged the limelight.
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#IndiaAISummit2026 #BharatMandapam #galogotiasuniversity #youthcongress #nakedcongressmen #professorneha
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T20 World Cup Super 8
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Aadit Kapadia about theT20 World Cup Super 8. They also talk about the other cricket controversies.
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#indiavspakistan #deshdrohibcci #icc #india #bangladesh #t20worldcup #bcb
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Canadian Immigration Debate Turns To Remigration
In this podcast, Kushal and Darshan Maharaja talk about the sudden turn in the debate around mass immigration in Canada where the discussion has gone from curbing immigration to remigration where a small but vocal group is demanding people to be sent back based on their ethnicity.
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Why Are We This Way_ A Guide to Hindu Shastras
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ami Ganatra about her book, "Why Are We This Way: A Guide to Hindu Shastras."
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#hinduism #vedas #smritis #shrutis #shastras #casteism
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Hindutva and Hind Swaraj: History’s Unforgotten Ideas
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Prof Makarand Paranjape about his book, " Hindutva and Hind Swaraj: History’s Unforgotten Ideas."
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#hindutva #hindswaraj #islamism #casteism
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Is The General Category Being Victimised_
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar talk about the latest trope being peddled on social media by some popular YouTubers and X handles. In the light of the draconian 2026 UGC legislations a section of Indian digital landscape has started claiming that the general category in India is being systemically sidelined and hence they are now claiming victimhood. What is the reality? Does the data showcase
Is Indian Textile Doomed?
In this podcast, Kushal and Ajay Rotti will address the entire controversy around the claim of Indian textiles being doomed. After the announcement of the India USA trade deal there was a declaration of the terms of agreement between Bangladesh and America. Post that there has been a lot of noise about how Indian textile industry is doomed. How accurate are these claims?
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Is the India USA Trade Deal A Disaster For India?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the India USA Trade deal. As the details of the negotiations come out there has been a lot of ciriticism about the terms of agreement in regards to allowing American goods into India and the reduction of the purchase of Russian oil. Where does the deal stand overall?
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Toronto Cops Arrested In plot To Murder Ontario Corrections Officer
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja and Kirk Lubimov about the recent news report where "seven Toronto police officers and a retired officer have been charged in a sprawling corruption and organised crime probe that police say links insiders to fentanyl and cocaine trafficking, extortion, multiple shootings — and an alleged conspiracy to commit murder." They also discuss the Conse
World Cup T20 Preview
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Aadit Kapadia about the entire back and forth between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the BCCI and ICC where Pakistan has refused to play their match against India. They will also preivew the T20 World Cup.
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#indiavspakistan #deshdrohibcci #icc #india #bangladesh #t20worldcup #bcb
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India US Trade Deal
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Karan Bhasin about the India US trade deal. Who does this deal benefit? What is the future of Indian economic growth vis a vis all these trade deals that are being signed?
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#indiaustradedeal #pmmodi #donaldtrump #indiaustrade #trumptariffs #trump #donaldtrump #pmmodi #indiaustradedeal #tradedeal #trum
Budget 2026
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ajay Rotti, Tushar Gupta, and Harsh Madhusudhan Gupta about the Budget 2026.
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#economy #budget2026 #nirmalasitharaman #indiaeutradedeal #economicsurvey
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Great Power Games : From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent
In this podcast Kushal speaks with the former chief of R & AW Mr. Vikram Sood about his new book, "GREAT POWER GAMES : From Western Decline to Eastern Ascent."
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#Trump #foreignpolicy #CIA #RAW #deepstate
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India EU Trade Deal
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the India EU trade deal and the economic survey that was released by the government of India today. They also talk about the Supreme Court putting a stay on the new UGC 2026 notification.
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UGC Notification Controversy
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta and Nikhil Mehra about the 2026 UGC notifications that have led to a storm on social media. What are these new notifications proposing, and what are the possible solutions to the same?
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#ugc_roll_back #UGC #Narendramodi #UGC_RollBack #UGC_Roll_Back #ugcregul
Bangladesh Boycotts T20 World Cup
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Nikhil Mehra and Aadit Kapadia about the entire back and forth between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the BCCI and ICC where Bangladesh refuses to play their matches inside India. The ICC has refused to cede to the demands of the BCB and now they are looking at being removed from the tournament.
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#deshdrohibcci #icc
Carney Visits China And Davos Summit As Trump Responds
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja and Kirk Lubimov about the recent trip of PM Mark Carney to China and Qatar. They also talk about Carney's speech at Davos and the response of President Donald Trump at Davos to Prime Minister Carney.
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#wef #markcarney #donaldtrump #davos2026 #davossummit
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Canada Amends Bill C-9 On hate Speech
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Mark Sandler from ALCCA and Rishabh Saraswat from COHNA about the recent proposed amendments on the Bill C-9. This bill claims to strengthen hate crime laws in Canada.
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#censorship #freespeech #freedom #canada
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Performative Politics Is Annoying
In this monologue. Kushal shares his views on performative politics. He will try to explain what he means by that and how it tends to backfire in the realm of policy making in the long run.
#bageshwardham #sgpc #bajrangdal #christmas #islamism #zomato #blinkit
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BJP Wins BMC Elections
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aadit Kapadia about the recently concluded municipal elections across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra where the BJP led alliance has had a decisive victory in a majority of those corporations.
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Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/politypolicy/p/whats-going-on-in-the-aravalli-range?utm_campaign=post-expanded-sha
India-USA Trade Deal And Tariff War
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Chavda about the current India-USA trade deal that has been pending for a while. The Americans have levied a 50% tariff on Indian products and are threatening an additionl 25% for trading with Iran and an extra 500% for reasons that only they can decipher. This podcast tries to understand what President Trump wants.
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Anti-Government Protests In Iran
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Catherine Perez-Shakdam and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the latest eruption of Anti-Government protests across Iran. Will the Iranians be successful in toppling the Mullah regime? Also, is Raza Pehlavi the ideal replacement instead of the Mullah regime?
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#iranprotests #iranunrest
Rising Extortion Cases In Canada
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja as they discuss the alarming rise in shootings and subsequent extortion demands in Surrey and Brampton. Why are Canadian politicians so reluctant to talk about the real mistakes that led to this horror? They will also talk about a recent investigative report by Canadian journalist Nitin Chopra where he conducted a sting operation in the Peel reg
BCCI And ICC Vs Bangladesh Cricket Board
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit discuss the lame attempt by the Bangladesh cricket board to not play the T20 World Cup in India. The ICC has told them to either play in India or forfiet their matches. They also discuss the recently concluded Ashes series where Australia beat England 4-1.
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#bangladesh #T20worldcup #TeamIndia #CricketNews #IndianCricket #ashes2025 #benst
US Attacks Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Arrested
In this podcast, Kushal talks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the attack on Caracas, Venezuela where American troops conducted precision airtsrikes and arrested President Nicolas Maduro. Did the Americans do it for oil? Or was it for protecting the Western hemisphere and giving freedom and democracy to the citizens of Venezuela?
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#venezuela #nicolasmaduro #trump #crude
Is The Gig Economy Exploitative?
In this podcast, Kushal and Tushar Gupta talk about the latest controversy around the entire gig economy of India. Are gig workers being exploited? Are delivery service providing company owners behaving like zamindars? Or is India a victim of the same old socialistic mindset that can never got rid of its insecurities?
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Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/politypoli
Competitive Bigotry In India
In this monologue, Kushal talks about the trend of competitive bigotry in India. Whether it is Bajrang Dal goons attacking Christmas celebration or Islamists pelting stones at Hindu processions or Christians trying to convert Hindus using fraudulent methods India has a system where politicians encourage bigots for votes. Is competitive bigotry a solution?
#bajrangdal #christmas #islamism
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BMC Elections 2026
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aadit Kapadia on the upcoming BMC elections on January 15th 2026.
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#bmcelections #bjp #shivsena #uddhavsena #shindesena
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Tragic Death In Edmonton In ER after nearly 8-hour wait
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Darshan Maharaja and Kirk Lubimov about the tragic death of a 44-year-old father of three who died after waiting in hospital to see a doctor. Prashant Sreekumar was complaining of severe chest pains. They also talk about the death of a student Shivank Avasthi from University of Toronto who was shot near University campus.
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X: @KirkL
Khalistani Immigration Scam In Australia And New Zealand
In this podcast, Kushal chats with The Sangha Show as they discuss how the Khalistanis are trying to repeat the same immigration scams in Australia and New Zealand that they used to seek asylum status in North America. This behaviour is leading to some pushback from the residents of those countries and is ruining the image of the hard working and innocent Indian community.
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Aravalli Hills Controversy
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Tushar Gupta about the recent Aravalli Hills controversy where everyone was accusing the central government of completely destroying the mountain range by allowing mining on the ranges at higher limits. This podcast is an attempt to separate the fact from fiction.
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Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/politypolicy/p/whats-going-on-
Should R&AW Influence Cinema? #dhurandhar
In this podcast, Kushal talks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about a very basic questioni.e should intelligence aencies influence cinema? It is a known fact that has been reported in many books of the role of the American intelligence agency CIA indirectly investing and influencing multiple movies for propaganda and other covert motives. The Pakistani ISI is also known to do that. Should India's R&AW als
India World T20 Squad Announced
In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit talk about the recently concluded T20 series where India beat South Africa 3-1. They also talk about the ongoing ashes where Australia have already regained the urn as they lead 3-0. They also talk about the T20 squad announced by India for the upcoming T20 Would Cup.
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#IndiavsSouthAfrica #GautamGambhir #TeamIndia #CricketNews #IndianCric
Bangladesh Violence
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Abhijit Iyer-Mitra about the current state of affairs in Bangladesh where a Hindu man was lynched by a mob and protests have erupted all over again.
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#BangladeshProtests #OsmanHadi #SharifOsmanHadi #BangladeshUnrest #DhakaViolence #BangladeshPolitics #StudentUprising #SheikhHasina
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Should Movies Indulge In Propaganda? #dhurandhar
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kamlesh Singh about all the noise around the movie Dhurandhar. A section of the society has accused the movie makers of indulging in propaganda. This led Kushal to chat with Kamlesh to look at a core question, should movies indulge in propaganda? Have movies always done propaganda? Is it unique to India?
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#dhurandhar #m
